ST. PETERSBURG Andrew McCutchen Jersey , Fla. (AP) Willy Adames made the most of his first day as Tampa Bay’s regular shortstop.The rookie homered and drove in two runs to lead the Rays to a 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.Tampa Bay designated slick fielding veteran shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria for assignment, clearing the way for Adames to start on a full-time basis.”I would say it helped me a little bit,” said Adames, who went into the game on an 8-for-53 slump. ”You never want one of your teammates to get DFA’d but it’s part of the business. I hope he knows that he’s going to get a job. He’s one of the best shortstops in the game.”Adames drove in a run with a two-out single off Angels starter Nick Tropeano in the fourth inning, then scored on Mallex Smith’s triple. Adames led off the Rays sixth with his fourth home run to make it 4-2.”It had to have been somewhat awkward knowing that we’ve got this defender who we consider as very elite,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. ”We feel like that situation now has opened up for Willy to go play and have some peace of mind while doing so.”Jake Bauers added a two-run homer n the ninth for the Rays, his ninth of the season and third in three games.Starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow and left fielder Tommy Pham played in their first game for the Rays a day after being acquired on the interleague trade deadline.Glasnow, making his first start of the season after 34 relief appearances for Pittsburgh, gave up one run in three innings while striking out five.”I’m comfortable as a starter. I’ve done it my entire career so Im glad I’m getting put back as a starter,” said Glasnow, who will stretch out his innings as a starter. ”I think it will help just getting back in that routine.”Pham, who showed up at Tropicana Field just two hours before the game, went 0-for-3 with a hit batsman and a walk. He scored the Rays’ first run after falling down on the basepath, explaining that his regular shoes have yet to join him.Jake Faria, pitching for the first time since going on the disabled list with a left oblique strain June 22, got the win in the third relief appearance of his career. Faria (4-3) gave up one run on four hits in 3 2/3 innings.Kole Calhoun hit the eighth pitch of the game into the fish tank behind the center field wall for the only run off Glasnow. Calhoun’s 14th homer of the season was his 13th since coming off the disabled list on June 18.”Kole Calhoun might the hottest guy in our league right now,” said Angels manager Mike Scioscia.Tropeano (4-6) gave up four runs on seven hits and four walks in 5 2/3 innings. Three of the runs came in the decisive fourth inning, which opened with his plunking of Pham.”The issue this season, especially today http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-tony-watson-jersey , has been the big inning,” Tropeano said. ”It’s been haunting me throughout the year. I think that just stems from free passes.”OHTANI BENCHEDMired in a 3-for-25 slump, Shohei Ohtani was out of the lineup Wednesday night. Manager Mike Scioscia said the RHP/DH was benched to get Mike Trout in the DH slot for one game on the artificial turf. Trout has been the DH for 14 of the Angels’ 109 games.TRAINER’S ROOMRays: LHP Blake Snell, out since appearing in the All-Star Game on July 17 due to left shoulder fatigue, is hopeful of returning this weekend after having a second bullpen session. A decision won’t be made until the team sees how Snell responds Thursday.UP NEXTLHP Andrew Heaney (6-6, 0-4 on the road) will start Thursday’s series finale for the Angels against Hunter Wood (0-0 in 11 appearances including three starts). ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves capped a most surprising season by clinching their first NL East crown since 2013, with Mike Foltynewicz taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning Saturday in a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.A year after going 70-92, manager Brian Snitker and his Baby Braves surged back into the playoffs.Atlanta makes its first postseason appearance since 2013 on Oct. 4 in the NL Division Series. The Braves won their 18th division title, tying the New York Yankees for the most in the majors since division play began in 1969.Philadelphia, which led the division in early August, is 6-14 this month.Foltynewicz (12-10) tipped his cap to a standing ovation as he left with runners on first and second in the eighth with a 4-0 lead.Arodys Vizcaino, in his first save situation since June 17, closed out the ninth for his 16th save.Jake Arrieta (10-10) allowed four runs, four hits and three walks in two innings, the shortest outing of his nine-year career.YANKEES 3, ORIOLES 2NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Hicks doubled home the winning run in the 11th inning off Paul Fry (0-2), and New York clinched an AL wild card spot.Rookie manager Aaron Boone will lead the Yankees into the winner-take-all Oct. 3 wild-card game, most likely against Oakland. The Yankees remained 1½ games ahead of the Athletics for home-field advantage are are 53-27 at home this season.Hicks and Luke Voit homered in the second inning, but the Orioles tied the score with runs in the third and the fifth off Lance Lynn.Tommy Kahnle (2-0) pitched a one-hit 11th.Baltimore dropped to 44-110 Gregor Blanco Jersey , one shy of the franchise record for losses set by the 1939 St. Louis Browns.ATHLETICS 3, TWINS 2OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Piscotty doubled leading off the ninth and scored on a wild pitch by Trevor Hildenberger (4-5) as Oakland cut its magic number to one for a wild-card berth with its second straight walk-off win over Minnesota.Marcus Semien homered for Oakland, which opened a 7½-game lead over Tampa Bay for the AL’s second wild card.Blake Treinen (9-2) retired three batters.BLUE JAYS 5, RAYS 2TORONTO (AP) — Rookie left-hander Thomas Pannone (4-1) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings to win his third straight start.Rowdy Tellez homered and drove in three runs for Toronto,Tommy Pham and Jesus Sucre hit solo home runs for the Rays.Tyler Glasnow (2-7) gave up three runs and six hits in six innings, losing for the fourth time in five starts.CUBS 8, WHITE SOX 3CHICAGO (AP) — Javier Baez homered and the visiting Cubs took advantage of huge mistake by Ryan LaMarre to move 2½ games ahead of second-place Milwaukee in the NL Central. LaMarre allowed Daniel Murphy’s fifth-inning drive to left to sail over him for an RBI double, and Ben Zobrist followed with a two-run single.Jon Lester (17-6) labored through five innings to move into a tie with Washington ace Max Scherzer for the NL lead in wins. The left-hander allowed three runs, two earned, and eight hits in his second straight victory.Lucas Giolito (10-12) was charged with five runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.PIRATES 3, BREWERS 0PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trevor Williams (14-9) combined with three relievers on a five-hitter, cutting Milwaukee’s wild-card lead to two games over St. Louis.Pittsburgh’s 16 shutouts are one behind Detroit, the major league leader.Starling Marte hit a two-run double in the third off Zach Davies (2-7), and Colin Moran added an RBI single in the eighth.CARDINALS 5, GIANTS 4ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler O’Neill hit a solo home run off Mark Melancon (0-3) with two outs in the 10th inning, and St. Louis remained 1½ games ahead of Colorado for the second NL wild-card spot. Yadier Molina also homered for St. Louis, which won for the fifth time in six games.Carlos Martinez (8-6) pitched two scoreless innings.DODGERS 7, PADRES 2LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Machado hit a three-run homer on his bobblehead night to highlight a five-run third inning http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-pablo-sandoval-jersey , and Los Angeles maintained a 1½ -game lead over second-place Colorado in the NL West.Yasmani Grandal and Joc Pederson also homered to back Rich Hill (10-5), who allowed one run and four hits in seven innings and improved to 8-1 since the All-Star break.Rookie Jacob Nix (2-4) gave up six runs and six hits in 2 1/3 innings.ROCKIES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 1PHOENIX (AP) — Antonio Senzatela (6-6) allowed three hits in seven innings for Colorado.Arizona has lost 11 out of 14 and is seven games back of the Cardinals with seven games left.Patrick Corbin (11-7) allowed four runs, five hits and four walks in a season-low three innings.ASTROS 10, ANGELS 5HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve capped a nine-run eighth with a two-run homer as Houston overcame a 5-1 deficit. The AL West-leading Astros remained 3½ games ahead of second-place Oakland.After the Angels scored five times in the top of the eighth, Yuli Gurriel, Brian McCann and Evan Gattis each hit RBI singles off of Ty Buttrey (0-1) to close the lead to 5-4.With the bases loaded and one out, pinch-hitter Tyler White hit a chopper to third baseman Taylor Ward, who threw the ball into right field for an error that allowed two runs to score. George Springer followed with a two-run single off Blake Parker.Justin Verlander allowed one hit and struck out 11 in six innings. Collin McHugh (6-2) got the final two outs of the eighth.MARINERS 13, RANGERS 0ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Robinson Cano hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth off Mike Minor (12-8), and Marco Gonzales (13-9) allowed one hit over six innings to eliminate Seattle. The longest playoff drought in the four major U.S. pro sports extended to 17 years.Cano, who added an RBI double and had three hits, has nine homers — five since returning from an 80-game drug suspension Aug. 14.Dee Gordon connected for his third homer, a two-run shot in the eighth off Bartolo Colon in the 45-year-old’s fourth relief appearance.INDIANS 5, RED SOX 4CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael Brantley singled in the winning run in the 11th inning off Drew Pomeranz (2-6), delaying Boston’s bid for a club record 106th victory and home-field advantage throughout the postseason.Tyler Olson (2-1) pitched two scoreless innings.IMike Clevinger struck out six in five innings and raised his total to 202, making the Indians the first team in major league history to have four pitchers reach 200 in the same season. Carlos Carrasco (217) Duane Kuiper Jersey , Trevor Bauer (215) and Corey Kluber (205) are the othersNATIONALS 6, METS 0WASHINGTON (AP) — Rookie Austin Voth (1-1) and four relievers combined on a one-hitter, hours after Washington was eliminated from playoff contention. Matt Wieters and Trea Turner homered for the Nationals.Making his second major league start, Voth allowed an infield single to Michael Conforto leading off the fourth inning.Corey Oswalt (3-3) allowed two runs in five innings.TIGERS 5, ROYALS 4DETROIT (AP) — Mikie Mahtook hit a two-run homer in the eighth, and Detroit was a winner in Victor Martinez’s final major league game.With the score tied at 3, Niko Goodrum led off the eighth with his third hit of the game, a single off Jason Hammel (3-14). Mahtook then lined Hammel’s 1-0 slider over the left-field fence.The 39-year-old Martinez, who made his debut with Cleveland in 2002, hit an infield single in his first at-bat and was removed for pinch-runner Ronny Rodriguez. Fellow Venezuelans Salvador Perez and Alcides Escobar came out of the Royals‘ dugout to embrace the five-time All-Star as he walked off the field to a standing ovation.Joe Jimenez (5-4) allowed the Royals to tie it in the eighth, and Shane Greene earned his 31st save.MARLINS 5, REDS 1MIAMI (AP) — Austin Dean homered and drove in three runs, and five pitchers combined on a six-hitter in a matchup of last-place teams.Jose Urena (8-12) pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and won his fourth start in a row, and Drew Steckenrider stranded two runners for his fifth save.Anthony DeSclafani (7-7) tied a career high with 10 strikeouts but allowed five runs, three earned, in 5 2/3 innings.